Man due in court in connection with death of 50-year-old man in city centre last year

Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man in connection with the death of a man in Edinburgh city centre last year. 

Around 6am on Wednesday, 25 June, 2025, officers received a report of an unresponsive man on Princes Street. 

Emergency services attended and a 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Officers said that a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. 

The 36-year-old is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 4 June, 2026.